Nonstop flight route between Morrilton, Arkansas, United States and Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ), Morrilton, Arkansas, United States and Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER), Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,250 miles (or 10,059 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Petit Jean Park Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Petit Jean Park Airport and Sochi International Airport, Russia. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ):

• Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,846 miles (17,454 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ) is Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of MPJ.
• Because of Petit Jean Park Airport's relatively low elevation of 923 feet, planes can take off or land at Petit Jean Park Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.

Facts about Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER):

• The airport authority plans to extend the runway up to 3.5 km, with a portion overlapping the Mzymta River at a width of 300 m.
• Passenger traffic went from 902,000 embarkations in 1965 to more than 2.3 million in 1990.
• The furthest airport from Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,999 miles (17,701 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Sochi International Airport, Russia", another name for AER is "Международный Аэропорт Сочи".
• On 20 November 2006, the airport was auctioned to Oleg Deripaska's Basic Element group for 5.5 billion roubles.
• The closest airport to Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) is Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) SE of AER.
• Because of Sochi International Airport, Russia's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Sochi International Airport, Russia at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Sochi International Airport has two artificial runways.
• President Vladimir Putin removed Sochi International Airport from the list of strategic enterprises on 3 May 2006, superseding its previous status under Decree №1009 of 4 August 2004.